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Will $1 Cover Wedding’s Cost?

A Chabad Shliach is banking on a single U.S. dollar bills to help his family cover the costs of his son's upcoming wedding. Full Story

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To Rabbi Kaye, #35
February 16, 2014 10:50 pm

What a beautiful, sincere letter. I am so happy for you, and wish you Mazal Tov and brochos always.

Thank you from Daniel Kaye, Sydney, Australia
February 15, 2014 11:43 pm

Dear readers, I am speechless with wonder, amazement and appreciation! What seemed to be an insurmountable task is almost fully completed! I am so humbled by the amazing outpouring of love, encouragement and kind comments of wonderful sweet people coupled with concrete actions, heart-warming is too poor an adjective to describe my thanks to each and everyone of you who have attempted in assisting us reach our goal, whether by donation large and small or even by simply furthering the link via e-mail, facebook or other manner of modern technology communication. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Hashem… Read more »

MRS PERL ARBOR
February 13, 2014 9:56 pm

IT IS PRICELESS, ONE CANNOT PLACE A PRICE ON ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY THE REBBE.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHEN THE DOLLARS WERE GIVEN ALSO. PERHAPS THERE IS A PHOTO ALSO THAT CAN BE POSTED. SAD THAT SUCH A PERSONAL HOLY ITEM HAS TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO PAY EXPENSES. THE REBBE WOULD BE HORRIFIED THAT IT COME TO THIS. THERE ARE SO MANY WEALTHY PEOPLE IN CHABAD NOT TO MENTION THE OLIGARCHS, CAN THEY NOT GIVE AN INTEREST FREE LOAN TO HELP THIS SHLIACHS PLIGHT????

Fellow Chabadnik
February 13, 2014 7:48 am

We know that the most revered person in a Chabad Chossids life is the Rebbe, hence many Chassidim practically gave up their lives as they new it in order to fulfil the Rebbes instructions or even the Rebbes suggestion. Now at this time, 20 years after Gimmel Tammuz where as individuals we have precious little in physical terms – that we can hold in our hands – which we have received from the Rebbe, and that what we do have cannot be expanded or invested to grow as the value is in the particular item received. Can you imagine the… Read more »

Every little bit helps
February 12, 2014 11:14 am

The wedding is to take place in just a few weeks, tickets still need to be bought, Mrs, Benjamin of KSCVK has generously offered to help with clothing and very basic items, but we still need to raise the bare minimum for the Chasunah to take place.

Please everyone, go to the PAYPAL site now and give whatever you can.

https://globaljewish.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=9

To 30
February 12, 2014 8:37 am

Well said! Very true! Second that!!

Sydney person
February 12, 2014 6:56 am

To all of you who have commented. I am from Sydney and still live in sydney. I can’t begin to to tell you who rabbi Kaye is. If this man had a millioon $ he would keep enough for his family and the rest to tzedukah.. He puts so much into the rebbe’s shluchis and made such an impact on so many lives.. To all of you , it’s very nice that he has decided to raffle of rebbe dollars because that’s his only choice really to support and have his sons wedding. To him it’s not easy and it’s… Read more »

who cares about the fact that he is giving his dollar- its his only worthy posesion to sell
February 11, 2014 11:14 pm

Just give the money as tzedakah!!!!

The pain
February 11, 2014 10:39 pm

You can feel the pain and worry how this Rabbi is going to pay for his sons wedding, If you have decided to enter for the raffle why not send your donation just for the Mitzvah of helping a fellow Jew and let the Rabbi keep his precious dollar. only Simchas and Hatzlocha

to #23
February 11, 2014 9:44 pm

thats EXACTLY what you should have done. You didnt know better, but you did completely the right thing. Kol hakavod:)

Beautiful idea
February 11, 2014 6:09 pm

Thank you for the opportunity to receive brachos.

to #3
February 11, 2014 5:08 pm

he has a few dollars, not just one

A Good Dad
February 11, 2014 5:02 pm

Surely there’s a fund that can help.

I look at the weddings bh on this site and everything so lavish, but how can anyone afford it. It looks like every wedding is a millionaires wedding. Everything is so so fabulous but are the people so wealthy, how does anyone get the credit, or have the cash, unless everyone is very wealthy. How do huge families afford yeshiva tuition, medical bills, and food clothes etc and make these functions. It’s very confusing, when we hear of such poverty in the community.

I hope someone can heL this a Rabbi

bt rebbe dollar experience
February 11, 2014 4:38 pm

in 1991, i came to Crown Heights, not knowing alef beit, age 20. I got a dollar in line for the rebbe, and as i parted, i gave it away to tzedaka, partially not sure if that is what i was supposed to do, and partially due to the idea (at the time) not feeling right to me, to give koved to a dollar bill, etc. now, over 20 years passed, and i have become frum, and often felt regret at having given away that dollar, having heard so many miracle stories, and for the most part, not having a… Read more »

Hatzlocha Rabah!
February 11, 2014 3:24 pm

Do you know why the Rebbe gave this man his dollars? Maybe it was to help him (the Rebbe’s Shliach) make a Chasunah for his son?

Rebbe's $ is worth much more
February 11, 2014 2:24 pm

A dollar given by the Rebbe to a shliach inEurope whas auctioned lately for € 27.000,00 aprox. $ 37.000,00

Yes, the rebbe said that, and he said..
February 11, 2014 2:04 pm

Nowadays to make a wedding costs way more then back then and the standard of a wedding is way higher!! That’s why people go in debt for it.
This rabbi needs money for the basics…,Give all you can!!

To # 12
February 11, 2014 2:02 pm

You missed the point!! Who cares!! A family has the guys to have to publicly ask for Tzedakah!!! Be quiet and help!!!

Wow
February 11, 2014 12:07 pm

Whoa what a hard decision to make!!!!

US Tax Deductible PatPal site available
February 11, 2014 11:38 am

As a former classmate and chaver with Rabbi Kaye on Shlichus in Morocco in 5743-4744, I have opened a US tax deductible donation page via my organization with a pledge to forward 100% of all donations raised through this site to the Kaye family.
Please make your most generous donation by clicking on the link below:
https://globaljewish.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=9

to #1
February 11, 2014 10:27 am

in response to your post, i remember at a frabregen,in ’80 or ’81,the rebbe said he never heard of a family having to sell their shoes in order to pay to fly to a family chasana.

A joke
February 11, 2014 10:19 am

So a guest walks into a wedding, sees the father of the Kallah, and says, “Mazel tov! Are you the Baal simcha?” The father points to the caterer counting his $$, and says, “no, he’s the Baal simcha – I’m the Baal chov…”

Mazel tov & much hatzlacha
February 11, 2014 10:16 am

May the $ stretch far and help you really enjoy your simcha…

yad lachim
February 11, 2014 10:01 am

recently has been doing the same this- they ask people if they would donate a dollar from the Rebbe and then they auction it off, the $ is used to save jewish women and children who are trapped by the arabs from intermarriage.

good luck to this raffle.

i agree with the comment that mentionned that the Rebbe did not approve of the costly amounts of flying in family and other exorbant costs of chasuna, prefering less

The rebbe is torah not just a dollar
February 11, 2014 9:12 am

If you wanna make money off it enjoy but if someone wants the rebbe go learn a maamer it is the same and better segulah

We need moshiach!!!
February 11, 2014 8:39 am

Hashem should send moshiach now and we won’t have to be in such stress!!!
All the brachos to the Kaye family!!!

2000 is nothing!
February 11, 2014 7:59 am

It should be at least 5000 to but it!

The Goirol will take place regardless
February 11, 2014 7:17 am

I have another dollar from the Rebbe, specifically for the goirol, regardless of if a donor purchases a dollar in a single donation option. Besoros Tovois by everyone, Daniel Kaye

Hatzlocha
February 11, 2014 7:12 am

What an amazing sacrifice to make. A great father. A great man, a great chossid. The kaye family is a really special beautiful family. Mazal Tov.

bracha vehatzlacha! !!
February 11, 2014 6:23 am

you got to do what you got to do!sorry for you that it’s this way,bur maybe this is what the rebbe wanted!only simchos!and bracha vehatzlacha!

So sad
February 11, 2014 3:28 am

That a person must raffle off his rebbe dollar to part for his child’s wedding…

great idea
February 11, 2014 1:42 am

I can tell you from making a weeding it will all come around and everyone has to do what comes to his mind. Am going in the raffle

mazal tov!!!!
February 10, 2014 11:58 pm

I hope way more than $2,000 gets raised!!!!!

ummmm...
February 10, 2014 11:15 pm

What if after a few donations of goirel. someone buys the dollar? do all other donations get given back?

MAZEL TOV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 10, 2014 10:39 pm

i hope someone buys it a Rebbe dollar is a very special thing who ever gets it should be paying more than $2,000
any way mazel tov on the engagement

Ask a Mashpia
February 10, 2014 10:35 pm

Perhaps a thought. I wonder…… If one would write into the Rebbe about the heavy expense of flying their family from Aussie to The U.K. If the Rebbe would endorse that expense. I personally know stories where the Rebbe told parents to attend with out the children due to the great expense. I hope the Raffle brings in loads of money.

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